Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1614 1617 1624
This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases
Afua Bamfoaa Boateng is a patent examiner in Tech Center 1600, assigned to Art Unit 1614. Her record includes 73 resolved cases, providing an early look at her examination tendencies. The allowance rate pct for Boateng is 46.6, which indicates that fewer than half of the applications she reviews result in a grant. This 46.6 allowance rate pct suggests a rigorous environment for applicants in Art Unit 1614.
The interview lift pct of 64.4 is exceptionally high, indicating that interviews are a highly effective tool for securing an allowance. This 64.4 interview lift pct suggests that direct communication can dramatically improve the odds of success compared to written prosecution alone. The median days to allowance is 1438, reflecting a lengthy timeline for successful cases. Given the 1438 median days to allowance and the 73 resolved cases, practitioners should prioritize examiner interviews as a primary strategy to navigate the challenges of Tech Center 1600 and potentially reach a resolution more effectively.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18878148 | HERBICIDAL MIXTURES COMPRISING L-GLUFOSINATE OR ITS SALT AND A SECOND HERBICIDE | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 18697593 | PIGMENT SUSPENSION AND COSMETIC AGENT PREPARED USING THE PIGMENT SUSPENSION | Non-Final OA | HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA |
| 17777002 | FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS | Final Rejection | Evonik Operations GmbH |
| 19194473 | POWDER COSMETIC CONTAINING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING SUBSTANCE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | Non-Final OA | Shiseido Company, Ltd. |
| 18089011 | PHOTODYNAMIC ANTI-GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL-GRADE ROSE BENGAL | Final Rejection | University of Tennessee Research Foundation |
| 18562459 | METHODS FOR INDUCING VASODILATION | Non-Final OA | THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE |
| 18870206 | ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITION AND MEMBER HAVING SAID COMPOSITION AT SURFACE THEREOF | Non-Final OA | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. |
| 18716012 | HAIR CONDITIONING COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVED DEPOSITION | Non-Final OA | Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER |
| 16980578 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS | Non-Final OA | UPL LTD |
| 18004336 | LONG-ACTING FORMULATIONS | Final Rejection | Janssen Pharmaceutica NV |
| 17784859 | NON-VIRAL VECTORS COMPRISING POLYPROPYLENEIMINE | Non-Final OA | UNIVERSITEIT GENT |
| 18117126 | OPHTHALMIC DYE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING SAME | Final Rejection | Harrow IP, LLC |
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